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View in your browser     Dems fear overreach as left presses assault weapon ban By Mike Lillis      Democrats will meet Tuesday morning in the Capitol to discuss their next steps on gun control as they wrestle with how to move forward following one of the deadliest mass shootings in the nation’s modern history. The party is galvanized behind the idea that Congress should take action on gun control, but faces warnings from some Democrats that reaching too far could drive away voters in the swing districts they’ll need to retake the Speaker’s gavel. Read the full story here     Congress steps into thorny gun debate By Melanie Zanona and Jordain Carney GOP leaders in the House are preparing a legislative package aimed at bolstering school safety in reaction to the shooting this month at a Florida high school that left 17 dead and reopened a national debate over guns. Read the full story here     Senators trying to lock down deal on gun votes this week By Jordain Carney In addition to needing a deal as a group, any push to quickly schedule and speed up gun control votes in the Senate would require the consent of every senator — potentially a Herculean lift on such a thorny issue. Read the full story here     ‘Red flag’ laws gain steam after Florida shooting By Reid Wilson Support for “red flag” laws intended to keep guns from criminals and the mentally ill is growing following the shooting deaths of 17 students and faculty members at a Florida high school. Read the full story here     Court decision all but nullifies March 5 deadline for 'Dreamers' By Rafael Bernal The Supreme Court on Monday decided to stay out of the legal fight surrounding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, all but nullifying a March 5 deadline for congressional action set by President Trump. Read the full story here     Right warns GOP agenda can’t stop at Trump’s tax law By Scott Wong Top conservatives have a message for GOP leadership: Tax cuts alone won’t stave off a Democratic wave in November. Read the full story here     Groups working to end AIDS fear losing ground under Trump By Jessie Hellmann While former Presidents Obama and George W. Bush made fighting AIDS one of their administrations’ top priorities, President Trump has proposed massive cuts to prevention programs, failed to fill key positions that advise the administration on the issue, and has at times made disparaging remarks about countries suffering from the epidemic. Read the full story here     Major EPA reorganization will end science research program By Miranda Green The National Center for Environmental Research will no longer exist following plans to combine three EPA offices, the agency confirmed to The Hill Monday. Read the full story here     Sen. Steve Daines knows the ski slopes, residents By Alexander Bolton BIG SKY, Mont. — Steve Daines, Montana’s tech-savvy junior senator, knows he sometimes lives in a bubble — like when he’s riding on a high-speed chairlift equipped with heated seats and a blue-tinted wind shield, at the Big Sky ski resort. Read the full story here     Bipartisanship through beer By Megan Wilson Booze, in particular, does its part in bonding both sides. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Sponsored by CVS Health We're going well beyond pharmacy to rethinking the very role of health care by making prescriptions more affordable, helping to fight the opioid epidemic and treating chronic illness. Learn more.         Many Democrats have gone too far accusing Republicans of racism By Earle Mack OPINION | As a Jewish American and a proud moderate Republican, it is abhorrent for me to watch terms like “Gestapo” and “Nazi” thrown around as easily as “you’re wrong” or “I disagree.” Read the full story here     Working with Hezbollah: The elephant in US-Lebanon policy By Owen Kirby OPINION | For a brief moment, the secretary of State appeared ready to challenge the status quo. But it was not meant to be. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Background-checks bill runs into hurdles in Congress By Kristina Peterson and  Michael C. Bender   Legislation designed to improve background checks for gun purchases ran into new hurdles Monday, raising doubts about lawmakers’ ability to act in the wake of the Florida school shooting. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Trump stops short of full endorsement of gun proposals By Mike DeBonis and Anne Gearan   In a meeting with governors, President Trump focused on the breakdowns that preceded the Florida school shooting. Lawmakers said the fate of any firearms restrictions after the Parkland rampage rests with Trump. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump says lawmakers need to buck NRA every once in a while By Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Daly   President Donald Trump declared he’s willing to take on the National Rifle Association over gun legislation, but Republicans who control Congress aren’t so sure. They prefer to consider only modest changes to firearms limits in response to the mass shooting at a Florida high school. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump opens door, just slightly, to talking with North Korea By Motoko Rich “We want to talk also,” the president said. But hours later, the top U.S. diplomat on North Korea abruptly announced his departure. Read the full story here     Reuters: Twenty states sue federal government, seeking end to Obamacare By Reuters staff   A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet           Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.